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Blue Ridge
Literacy Council
P.O. Box 1728
Hendersonville,
NC 28793
(828) 696-3811
info@litcouncil.org
Student Links
Resources for English and Non-English Speakers
• Activities for ESL-EFL Students
Many good ‘flash’ quizzes, crossword puzzles and exercises; bilingual quizzes in over 20 languages.
• Advanced English Lessons
Good exercises and quizzes.
• Email Projects
http://www.otan.us/webfarm/emailproject/email.htm
Stories and projects completed by students. Also has games and virtual visits to places such as the banks and realtors.
• Project Money
Some good tips on learning to deal with money compiled by other adult learners.
• Sentence Sense
http://webster.commnet.edu/sensen
Broken into grammar, usage, writing and resources. Has online grammar with quizzes.
• Carolina Hoy
Recursos del internet para la comunidad Latina de Carolina del Norte. (Spanish language resources for Latino students).
• Colorin Colorado!
http://www.colorincolorado.org/
Site is available in Spanish and English. It is designed for Spanish-speaking parents to help their children learn to read.
• Dave’s ESL Café
A basic source of ESL information and activities. See the Idea Cookbook table of contents on this site.
• Make a Movie
http://www.dfilm.com/live/home.html
Do you want a novel way for students to see their words come alive? DVolvr will do the work for you. Basically, with very detailed steps the site turns your student’s dialogue into an animated movie.
• Internet Basics for ESL Students
Introduction to using computers and the Internet for ESL students.
• Instant Poetry
http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm
This site provides detailed questions to give you a way to create “Instant Poetry.” At the end of the question and answer format, you have a completed poem.
• John’s ESL
A must-visit online community for students and tutors. It has many templates for tutors; lots of grammar, 1000 most used words; sentence practice; flash cards; games; listening activities and much, much more. Many sections are organized by level (Beginning, Intermediate, etc.).
• La Voz Independiente
http://www.lavozindependiente.com
un diario en español para las montañas occidentales de Carolina del Norte. (A Spanish language newspaper for the mountains of western North Carolina).
• Learning Activities
http://cynthia-ingersoll.info/
Are you looking for a job? This site will help. It has some dialogue and vocabulary to learn for looking for a job. It has some links that aren’t useable because it is located in the Washington, DC area, but the basics can be applied anywhere. It also has some reading and listening links.
• Math for the Workplace
Explanations and worksheets covering addition and subtraction of whole numbers and fractions, measuring, scale drawing and metric conversions.
• Lessons in Newspaper Format
http://www.thewclc.ca/edge/
This is an interactive newspaper format website where the text is read to you.
• Vocabulary Practice
http://reepworld.org/englishpractice/index.htm
Do you want another way to learn vocabulary? This site is a visual way to teach vocabulary and concepts. It does not require typing or keyboarding.
GED
• GED Prep Info
An excellent source of information about what the GED is and the scoring process; includes good descriptions of each test and the skills needed to pass it. Each description contains sample questions for practice. The answer key includes information on the skills necessary to have answered correctly.
• GED Practice
A free service of Steck-Vaughn (the official publisher of the test). It gives students a chance to practice with instant feedback of right or wrong—and why!
Informational
• America’s Literacy Directory
http://www.literacydirectory.org/
Search literacy programs throughout the US by type and location.
• USCIS U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
This is the official INS site. It contains a wealth of information about applying for citizenship, instructions, forms and practice tests. Because this site can be hard to navigate, use the following address to get to the links for study materials (study questions, sample sentences, flash cards, self test, etc.) http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/natz/require.htm
• Blue Ridge Community College
Find out about continuing your education in the GED, certificate or degree program.
• Henderson County Public Library
http://www.henderson.lib.nc.us/
A significant local resource for tutors and students.
http://www.hendersonvillenews.com
An on-line source on events and activities in Henderson County and the surrounding area.
• VALUE
Official web site for VALUE (Voice for Adult Literacy United for Education). VALUE is a national organization of adult learners in the United States. ("Adult learner" is a current or former student in an adult basic literacy or English as a Second Language program).